the health effects of fish oil capsules and vitamin b1 tablets on duration and severity of dysmenorrhea

the health effects of fish oil capsules and vitamin b1 tablets on duration and severity of dysmenorrhea     agakhani n [1] ,sadagyani m [2] , jasemi m [3] , feizi a [4] , eghtedar s [5] ,mesgarzadeh m [6] ,ebrahimi m [7]     received: 5 jan, 2012 accepted: 19 jun, 2012     abstract   background & aims : dysmenorrhea is the most common complaint of young girls and one of the main reasons behind disarrangement in their daily schedule. the main purpose of this study was to explore the health effects and side effects of fish oil & vitamin b1 on symptoms of dysmenorrhea.   materials & methods : in the present study a double-blind clinical trial design was conducted. data were collected from 240 high school students in urmia city by using randomized method, the participants were divided into four groups, three experimental groups and one control group, each group containing 60 students. the first group received vitamin b1 tablets (100 mg), the second group took fish oil capsules (500 mg) and a mix of both fish oil and vitamin b1 was used for third group and fourth group received placebo. the severity of pain was measured using vas and the duration of pain was obtained applying cox in three separate times prior to the study, one month and two months after taking supplements. the data were analyzed by spss software.   result : the reduction of pain intensity in experimental groups showed a significant difference between three experimental groups and control group (p=0.000). all three experimental groups reported a reduction of pain duration in the comparison of control group (p<0.000).   conclusion: considering the digestibility and the health effects of vitamin b1 and fish oil on dysmenorrhea, these supplements are suggested as an alternative for other drugs.   key words: dysmenorrhea, fish oil, vitamin b1, pain duration, pain severity     address: tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz   tel: (+98)9144419229   email : [email protected]   [1] phd student, faculty nursing and midwifery school uremia university of medical sciences , urmia   [2] associate professor, gynecologist, tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz ( corresponding author)   [3] ms in nursing ,urmia university of medical sciences, urmia   [4] assistant professor, faculty of nursing and midwifery school, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia   [5] ms in nursing, faculty of nursing and midwifery school, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia   [6] ms in midwifery, faculty of nursing and midwifery school, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia   [7] ms in midwifery, faculty of nursing and midwifery school, urmia university of medical sciences, urmia